Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 23, 1940, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE FOUR MEDFORD MATT j TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON', FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940. Sport Graphs Billy Hulen Says; Cleveland, Cincy Seem Certain to Clash in Series It looki like an all-Ohio World Seriei, all right, with Cleveland and Cincinnati com ing to gripi in the annual clas tic for the baseball champion ship of the universe . . . Feller appears to have a great chance to cop 30 games (or the Indians, which should help plenty in bringing them under the Amer ican league wire first . . . the Reds, with Derringer and Walt ers, look far too strong for the rest of the National loop nines. When Alan Wray was chased out of that softball game at Salem last Monday night, as Wooden Box trimmed Forest Grove 12 to 2, it was his first and only ouster from a soft ball or baseball contest In seven years of competition . . . Al apouted Indignation when he Was sent back to second base after scoring on what he be lieved was a throw from the catcher to the keystone ... the imps thought otherwise, how ever, claiming the receiver was just heaving the ball back to the pitcher. The gross gate of the Med ford Roundup Days rodeo last week-end was something ever 12.600. the government tax amounting to almost 1300 ... the Medford Alhletie as sociation's cut of the proceeds amounted to less than S100 net, due to heavy expenditure en pens, chutes, corrals, ad vertising, etc. . . . The Salem Senators of the Western In ternational league are doing so poorly at the gate that the club will finish In the red this year It It doesn't sell two or three players for good prices. Paul Zimmerman of the Los Angeles Times reports: "I asked Babe Horrell (U.C.L.A. coach) who would be the best half back on the coast this year . . . and quicker than you can say Jack Robinson he said 'Jack Robinson'." . . . Butch Nelson, the former Salem high line- plunger. Is already tabbed num ber one understudy to Oregon's Marshall Stenstrom come fall. Howard Hobson's basketball Webfoots, in making their third straight barnstorming Jaunt to New York City next winter, will clash with these opponents: Long Island university (in Mad ison Square Garden), Temple, Duquesne, Bradley Tech, Okla homa and Canislus . . . four of last year's five regulars will re turn for more action and Hobby is optimistic regarding the quintet's chances to win the northern division championship of the Pacific Coast conference. Jack Miley of the New York Post writes. "If his noodle swells another Inch. Master Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox won't be able to get his hat on without a shoe horn" . . . Wil liams had made himself highly unDODular with his own team mates and everybody with whom he comes In contact, and we wonder if that isn't one of the principal reasons why the Sox aren't putting up the stiff pennant battle they were fig ured to do before the season started. KATBALL Salem, Aug. 23. T The Pendleton Elks and Salem Square Deal teams reached the semi-final round of the state softball tournament last night. Thirteen hundred fans turned out to watch Harvey Griffin pitch Pendleton to a 4-1 tri umph over the regon City Elks. Vie allowed three hits. Square Deal tied the score with the Bonneville Engineers In the ninth inning and went on to win, 4-3. in the 10th. Willis, Bonneville pitcher, hurl ed a three-hit game but got poor support. The Portland Firemen and the Corvallis Beaver Laundry teams clash tonight in the first half of the semi-final double - header. Pendleton's Elk and the Square Deal club of Salem bat- tie in the second game for the right to enter Saturday's finals. BOB HARDY'S TEAMMATE PITCHES NO-HIT GAMElse.ttie Dallas, Tex., Aug. 23. OI.Pi Les Mueller, a lanky, right- game last night for Beaumont hitter brought Beaumont a 1 to 0 victory over Dallas in the first game of a double-header. Dunns th World r. shorn ms. It wis Ms 15th victory of the, coo inattiaun, served in the Anwt season (gainst nins losses. j irn rotors. 'Atherton Axe' i CHARGE TROJANS, ! GAL AND BRUINS ! WITH VIOLATION Schools Claimed Guilty of Enticement No Mention of Northwest Colleges San Francisco, Aug. 23. U.B The "Atherton Axe" cracked down on three California uni versities today and deprived them of 10 promising football players. The blow fell heaviest on the University of California, sponsor of the Atherton Investi gation and the school which put the sharpest edge on the instru ment against proselyting. A statement Issued from the office of Pacific Coast Confer ence Athletic Commissioner Ed win N. Atherton declared Cali fornia. Southern California and California at Los Angeles had been guilty of seeking to entice the athletes to enroll in weir Institutions. No mention was made of Stanford or the northwest schools that are members of the Pacific coast conference. The athletes who were named in the ruling and the schools for which they cannot compete In athletics, were: Cal Loses 6 California: Jack Armltage. Lo Angeles high school; Henry Blnkley, Narbonne high of Los Anaeles: Gustave Kroesen, jr. Narbonne; Herbert Olds, Re- dondo Union; George Phillips. Fremont high of Los Angeles. and Willard Sheller, Compton U.C.L.A.: Tharen Hoages, ai- hambra high, and John Fetro- vlch. also of Alhambra. Southern California: peiro- vlch, Theodore O'Lea and Loren La Padre, the latter two from Phoenix. Ariz., high. Schmidt's statement namea no specific instances of proselyt ing; it merely deciarea we am letes were barred from com' Define from those universities by "reason of activities oi rep. resentatlves of, or persons con nected or associated with the institutions, in violation of the conference rules." TIP WEST, 17-14 Seattle. Aug. 23. The eastern All-Stars defeated the west 17-1 In Seattle's first pro fessional football game, held In Siek's stadium last night before a throng of 13,000 for the bene fit of the kiddles war rescue fund. The teams were made up of the members of the Washing ton, D. C, Redskins, who have been in training for their league campaign in Spokane. A four period goal by Bo Russell, formerly of Auburn, gave the easterners victory. A pair of former Pacific northwest collegiate stars gave the west its two touchdowns. Jimmy Johnston, former Washington star, scored on a three-yard plunge and Max Krause, former Gontaga back, scored in a one man plunging show that carried him 16 yards in four smashes. Dick Todd, formerly of Texas A. & M.. scored both eastern touchdowns. tfOWTH STAMD American W. Cleveland 71 Detroit 67 New York 61 Boston 63 Chicago 59 Washington 50 St. Louis 49 Philadelphia 45 L. 47 52 33 55 54 65 70 69 L. 42 49 53 53 56 58 69 70 Pet 002 563 .535 .534 .322 .435 .412 .395 National W. 71 65 58 58 Tit. Cincinnati .. ; Brooklyn .... j New York 1 St. Louis .... ' Pittsburgh Chicago . Boston I Philadelphia .628 .370 .523 .523 .504 .504 .389 .332 Pet .658 .344 .541 .514 .500 .493 446 .304 . 57 . 58 . 44 . 38 Pacllic Coast W. L. 51 68 68 72 75 75 82 Oakland ....... 81 80 76 75 73 6 Los Angeles San Diego .... f",m'n0 Hollywood San Francisco Portland 45 103 EY? Headlock Master Shreveport. Louisiana's gift to the wrestling Industry, Jack Hagen (above), will display his skill against Bobby Wagner in the opening event of Monday night's program in the armory. Hagen Is one of the best head lockers In the business. BRAWL EXPECTED WHEN BELCASTRO PACES NAZARIAN Having disposed of Ernie Pil uso last Monday eve to run hir) Medford winning streak to four In a row. Mean Mike Nazarian is looking ahead to next Mon day night when he will attempt to knock off his fifth straight wrestling opponent In the per son of Pete Belcastro, the Mad Italian from Weed, Cal. Promoter Mack Lillard. in signing Nazarian and Belcastro for the one-hour main event, took Into consideration the fact that both gents are out and out alley brawlers and that the match, anyway you look at it, should be one of the bloodiest and wildest seen In the armory In several months. Belcastro has a reputation for being a great winning-streak breaker. Many times grapplers have put together unbeaten strings: then, Pete comes along and belts them over. He has popped off to the effect that Nazarian has been lucky the past month, but that he'll need more than a prayer to keep his record unblemished when the gong rings Monday. Ernie Piluso, who has copped two of his last three bouts, will attempt to regain main-event billing when he tangles with Otis Clingman in the six-round middle event. It will be a clean. scientific match, as both boys know what It is all about as regards legitimate wrestling. Two more lily-white matmen will be seen in the opener, pit ting Bobby Wagner against young Jack Hagen, the head lock expert from Shreveport, La. PLAY IN LEGION SERES Trenton. Mo., Aug. 23. (US) Two far western teams, San Diego, Cal., and Lewiston, Ida., were pitted against each other today In the second round of the western sectional American Legion Junior baseball tourna ment. In the other second round game Topeka, Kas., which won 1 a 4 3 victory in 12 innings over 1 Lewistown yesterday, was pair- ed with Enderlin, N. D. Ender-1 lln lost a 22-12 game to San Diego last night. rnnrlni U the !rtest ' product! suit, Ohio rsnklim second. Cm MU Trtbuns wnt ad. HurrJ Hiram and gst that FREE 157.50 Phllco RADIO at the DE SOTO WAREHOUSE SALE Humphrey Motors .11 Mi. KUriM. Chops 1 L OF COAST LEAGUE By the Associated Press The Portland Beavers, it ap pears, are gunning for a Pa cific Coast league record. A month ago one would have said the Beavers hadn't a chance to break the circuit's all-time low. That mark, set by an earlier generation of Portland fly chasers, has stood since 1921 a season's percentage of .276 (51 games won, 134 lost). But the basement burtd has gone at the thing with the, will to succeed. In three and a' half weeks they have won three out of 25, and stand 53V4 games behind the pace-setting Seattle Rainiers. At the rate of less than a win a week, and only 3'i weeks to go, the possibilities are ob vious. Right now the Beavers stand at .304 with 45 wins and 103 losses. That includes last night's ses sion at San Diego. The Padres won, 8 to 4, for a clean-swept three-game series. The Beavers gave their admirers a fright by leading 4 to 2 until the eighth inning. Then they braced and blew six runs and the bill game. There was only one other league game, and in it Holly wood beat Oakland 3 to 0, be hind t h r e e-hit pitching by Hiram Bithorn. UPSETS FEATURE Brookline, Mass., Aug. 23. IJP) Unseeded semi-finalists threatened the steady march of favorites today in both the men's and women's divisions of the national doubles tennis tourney, as the competition entered the second last round of play at Longwood. Two capable southerners, Russell Bobbitt, of Atlanta, and Frank Guernsey, of Orlando, Fla., provided the competition with its first upset by blasting out the second-seeded team, Bob by Riggs, of Chicago and Welby Van Horn, of Los Angeles, 6-2, 7-5. 3 6, 8-6. The No. 2 seeding on the women's list was another jinxed spot, for Mrs. John Van Ryn, of Austin, Tex., and Dorothy Bun dy, of Santa Monica, Cal., un- ranked in the draw, disposed of Margaret Osborne, of San Fran Cisco, and Pauline Betz, of Bev erly Hills, Cal., in straight sets. 6-4, 6-4, in another surprising quarter-finals match. Public Balh Helena, Mont. (P) News spreiid that somebody was "go ing to get a public bath on Main and Edwards streets and crowds gathered. It turned out that a crew of workmen were going to clean a bank building. in r z& i n l t i Imtt t r n im ils I lfOLALJ EXTRA LONG :";'Y"""Vr;:r1 foQfl TERMS JiT; 1 j Q ' wLW I I VVV-xl A U 7VV")Th! 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OI.R) The big fellow In the sport coat called to me clear across the paddock. "Want something good? Sometriing real good, I mean. I didn't waste any time pet ting to him. because the big fellow was Tim Mara, for years one of the top bookmakers, and when he gives you a "good thing" it usually comes down in front or is close enough to have its picture taken at the finish. "Lemme have it, pal." I said. "The things I've bet on so far couldn't beat Sophie Tucker in class C handicap, and it's a long walk back to New York." "It isn't a horse I want to tell you about," Mara said. "It's about my Giants. You know. the New York Giants of the In Collision With Selkirk pro league." "I'll save the giants for Octo ber," I said. "Tell me about ' something that can find a hole near the rail, not off tackle: something that involves horse hide, not pig skin.' "Wait'll you hear about the Giants." Mara answered. "Wait'll you hear what they are doing right now. Llssen. they're drilling. Drilling to be soldiers. And they're going to keep on drilling until they know enough to qualify as real soldiers." Then Mara explained his con- College tribution to national defense From now on, his football play. ers will spend part of each day training to be soldiers. They started yesterday, 50 of them, under the direction of Captain Bill Wood, coach of the West Vnr. l Wit A 9 to 15 Years of Age Before 7:30 o'Clock FOR THE MAIL TRIBUNE SCOUT CUBS' E3HE) SIPEEHDER DERBY MON - AUG 26 REGISTER AT BOY SCOUT HEADQUARTERS - EAST MAIN AT BEAR CREEK BRIDGE Rosters Point football team. Mara has , equipped them with rifles rent ed from the Ives Costume com pany of Broadway, and plans to buy them military uniforms in the near future. At the pres ent time they are marching in football pants, shoulder pads, blue jerseys and cleated shoes. "This isn't any nut idea." Mara said. 'These are danger ous days and the more men wa get ready for trouble, the better. Who figures to be a better sol. dier than a football player? Ha is physically perfect, accustomed to hardship, likes the tough going, and Is mentally quick. Suppose every football squad, professional and collegiate, adopted our idea? It would provide this country with thou-. sands of trained, conditioned boys and men boys and men of the type best fitted for lead ership. I have seen enough of football to know that it is a game in which only the gam and the fit survive. And that is the type you need In case of war." Mara's idea makes sense to me. Why not have the athletes of this country prepare for mili tary service? Prepare and play their games at the same time. It would make a happy com bination, and. if I know the athletes of this country as well as I think I do, they would welcome the chance. Maybe Mara did have a "good thing" after all. Money Goes 'Round Tulsa, Okla. P) Jack Gel. fand, clerk of municipal court, C takes in money paid as fines and for bonds. In counting it, ha places it in bundles. On the top bill he places a small figure indi cating the amount. "Thoso marked bills come back tima after time, he says. THRILLS! PRIZES! v. r